I took your pulse.
You can't bear children anymore.
I don't care if you can't bear me a child.
That's what you say, not what you think.
I'll think of a way to help you remember.
No need, I'm happy now.
You're my wife. We're in this together.
I don't want anything but you!
Have some Get Drunk Wine. It'll make you feel better.
You won't feel heartbroken.
Drink it!
Tell me a joke!
You can't tell any jokes?
Are your parents dead? Tell me a joke!
Sap-kau, what now?
I can't deal with him!
Get lost! You call yourselves the Beauty Queens?
One has a big mouth, one is like a dead dog;
one has an oily face and one smells!
I'm losing my appetite.
Fong, Wah, Ching, you may go.
Hey, come back!
My wife wants me to go whoring.
Come back here and let me do that!
You should come back!
I'm drinking with you because your wife ran away.
I didn't ask you here to insult my girls!
You should talk!
You collaborated with her to find the surrogate mother,
to give me a woman to sleep with.
I am to take the son and drop the mother!
Talk is cheap. Doing it is another thing!
You'll never be unfaithful to your wife!
I just need to get drunk.
I can even handle 7 women at a time!
Sap-kau, he's such a pain!
Your wine isn't working!
He's not getting drunk at all!
Normally it takes 3 cups.
The way he's drinking...
Maybe he needs to drink on an empty stomach.
I'll need to look up the user manual!
Hurry up!
Oh! He's drunk...
It worked!
What is love? Look what it has done to him!
What about us? He won't leave us alone!
Only because he and his wife won't come to their senses.
Children will only make your life miserable.
Just look at my father.
If I knew who my parents were,
I'd definitely hit them on the head.
Write Tao Fa and ask her to come back.
It's too late to find a letter writer now.
You're literate!
Me? Of course!
That's right! That's right!
Write it! Right!
Tao Fa!
Honey!
Watch out!
Tao Fa!
Tao Fa has turned into a dog?
Ouch!
Was I beaten up or did I have a fall?
What happened to me?
What the hell...
It's you!
I thought you were inside.
You beasts! Look what you have done!
What?
You drank all my Get Drunk Wine!
What more do you want?
I already tugged you in.
You expect me to sleep with you?
Did you mess with me?
Are you crazy?
I'm totally straight!
Look!
You're ugly with what's left of your mustache.
I don't know what happened to your forehead.
Who would have done it?.
You were fine when we left.
Who had the nerve?
I know a thing or two...
What?
Tell us!
You were drunk when you came out of the chamber.
Tao Fa!
Are you alright, Commander Chu?
I'm looking for my wife!
Honey...
Are you alright, Commander Chu?
I'm fine! Honey...
That explains the bump on the head.
What about my mustache?
Your mustache? I don't know. You left.
Let's have a look...
I tripped and fell and walked outside,
and I went completely blank.
I don't remember anything.
Don't be so irritable, think about it...
That proves my Get Drunk Wine really works.
I'll drink less.
Then I'll quit!
Cover me, Uncle Kai, Auntie Kai.
Sap-kau! Brother Ngau!
Stop hiding, Cheung-sing!
I'm glad to see you.
Why are you so lovey-dovey all of a sudden?
We made up thanks to Cheung-sing.
I'm sorry about what happened to you last night.
You saw me? What happened?
Don't you know?
You settled our fight. You didn't know?
It's normal for a man to fool around.
Don't go!
Don't take it to heart!
I'm not letting go if you're going to a brothel.
Uncle Kai, Auntie Kai is a good wife.
You must cherish her. Don't make her cry.
You want her to pack up and leave?
Women are like clothes,
and I want a new one right now.
It takes a thousand years' merit before you can be husband and wife,
I'll divorce her if she won't stop nagging.
Divorce me? Why not?
Divorce me? Yes!
I'll kill you!
Hey...
Watch out!
Let go!
Be careful with the dagger!
Let go!
People and clothes are the same, the older the better.
Old clothes are more comfortable.
Your wife is nicer when she grows old.
Don't pull a dagger so easily, Auntie Kai.
Sort out your problems at home.
Right! That's right!
We should go! We're leaving.
You were so drunk. How did you get back to the Peach Blossom Grove?
There's also a dog.
Birds of a feather flock together, maybe.
Commander Chu, was everything alright last night?
You know me? You saw me last night?
You're Commander Chu from the Phecda Bureau.
And you love your wife Tao Fa very much.
Hey, Doggie! Did your spouse run away too?
We must be suffering the same plight.
Here...have some wine!
Tao Fa, hurry home!
I love you so much.
I will not let another woman touch me!
Hurry home. I'd rather have no heir!
His wife must have run off! How sad!
What a pretty girl!
Please have a seat!
Sit down, Miss.
What would you like?
I have never seen such a pretty girl.
Let's go over there.
Hey lady! Drinking tea is no fun.
Let me buy you a drink.
Please conduct yourself properly.
Let's have some fun!
Honey...
Please don't go, lady!
How dare you take liberty with the lady!
Who are you?
Chu Cheung-sing of the Phecda Bureau.
So I saved the damsel in distress, right?
You were sober after drinking my Get Drunk Wine?
You must have beaten them up!
He did, at the beginning...
but he came up a bit short in the end.
Stop!
How dare you try to interfere! Fix him!
Take him home!
Yes, Miss!
You're drunk, Sir! Where do you live?
I'm Chu Cheung-sing!
Obviously Tao Fa lives in the Peach Blossom Grove.
My wife is an excellent cook.
Please don't go. Honey.
It's alright if you can't bear any children.
You have utterly humiliated the Bureau.
Then what happened?
Needless to ask, they sent you home in a sedan chair.
You wouldn't let go of the dog!
How did she look?
There were peach blossoms on her umbrella.
She's quite pretty!
What else?
That's all I know! I'll leave you alone!
A romantic encounter! What happened next?
I vaguely remember Tao Fa took care of me.
Tao Fa or someone else?
You're dead! You fooled around with another woman!
I really don't remember.
This is really killing me!
I need to rename the wine.
I should call it Forgetful Wine.
You'll forget everything afterwards.
I'd like to drink some and forget!
Good!
Who is that woman?
Chuen-kung, the Reverend suggests a nationwide fast and ablution
for 7 days without eating
and pray to Heaven for blessings.
His Majesty and I will participate in it to show our good faith.
Fasting may affect your health.
Please reconsider, Your Majesty.
I must support such a good cause.
Rushing into it may mean losing more than what you gain.
The Reverend is absolutely right.
If the heart is pure as water, the mind will be as pure.
If the people can be content with few desires,
it'll be so much easier to rule over them.
But Your Majesty...
Content with few desires...
I must write that down.
Wait here...
On Boy, let's go...
Your Majesty...
Reverend, how can one be cured without any medication?
Did you learn nothing from Minister Shek's death?
It was an accident.
It was the will of Heaven.
Throughout history, the fall of a dynasty
often followed when quacks disrupted court discipline with fallacies.
Luckily, they all got their retribution.
How dare you! The Reverend is His Majesty's honoured guest.
If you contradict him,
you're disrespectful towards me and His Majesty!
Do you know your guilt at all?
I'm worried someone is trying to deceive His Majesty.
Nonsense! You're the son of a convicted courtier.
His Majesty's benevolence
was the reason your family was spared.
I will not tolerate your rudeness.
I want you to leave right away.
No food for 7 days?!.
Just live on water? I'll be too weak to work.
They say the Reverend is very powerful.
But no food?
No one will buy my rolls.
What's going on?
All restaurants must be closed.
Closed? Who'll support me?
His Majesty has ordered for a 7-day fasting.
All those who disobey will be punished.
Mother, I'm hungry.
Be good. You can't eat!
Are you crazy?
We'd go to jail if someone saw us.
Take that inside!
After 3 days, I'm still full of energy.
I don't feel hungry at all!
What about you?
I feel like I can walk on wings.
I feel alive in every fiibre.
I feel energetic.
If you're all feeling fine,
I'm sure the people are full of energy too.
You have a point.
I'm sure they're willing to oblige.
They praise you for your wise decision.
Nonsense!
Greetings, Your Majesty!
The truth is the people are grumbling,
but they dare not voice their complaints.
They're defiinitely not praising you as you've been led to believe.
Give them a day or two for the effects to show.
It's ridiculous to enforce fasting in the Ministry of War.
The army needs strength to function.
If the soldiers are too weak to hold their weapons,
how can they go to battle?
If the Jins happen to attack us,
I'm sure our army will be wiped out.
You're anxious because you don't understand the true meaning behind.
How can you go to battle if you can't bear such a small suffering?
If Heaven is to give you a great responsibility,
it will exhaust your bones and muscles
and starve your stomach and body.
Only then will the army be strong.
Well said, Your Majesty!
For the sake of the people,
I urge you to turn back.
Revoke the order to fast
and remove this quack from the Palace.
That's the only way to regain the people's support.
You accuse me of trusting this quack.
I can see whether or not he's a quack.
Just wait and see,
on the most auspicious day in a century,
I will confer to the Revered Celestine the title of State Teacher!
Greetings, Empress Dowager!
At ease!
How long do you plan to avoid me?
I have been too busy.
His Majesty has misplaced his trust in that quack,
I must stop him from abandoning state matters.
The Reverend has enormous power.
What's the problem?
These quacks are always fishing in troubled waters.
Don't lower yourself to His Majesty's level.
He's a saint, not a quack.
I urge you to stop fasting and stay out of this.
Don't listen to that quack anymore.
The most fearful thing inside the Palace is not the power struggle,
but the unbearable loneliness.
If I had someone to rely on,
I wouldn't have to rely on the supernatural.
I just don't want you to get in too deep!
Then why won't you look at me?
Am I getting too old and ugly for you?
You're being oversensitive!
Now I have work to do. Excuse me.
This mission is a matter of life and death!
Not a word to anyone.
Whoever squeals, I'll bust his Adam's apple.
Dig in!
I'm so terribly hungry...
We're breaking the law, keep it under wraps.
Too bad Peach Blossom Grove is closed, or we could have...
Come on, it's alright!
In hind sight, I'm glad Tao Fa is gone.
She loves to eat.
She'd rather die than fast.
That's true!
I feel better someone is looking after her back home.
I can focus on busting that quack.
How? His Majesty treats him like a saint!
It's one thing if we have to go hungry due to a natural disaster.
It's a crime to give up food when we can eat.
You're like a brother to His Majesty.
Try to talk to him.
Since His Majesty stopped sleepwalking,
he only trusts that quack.
He even wants to make him the State Teacher.
What?
What if he gets other ideas,
and forces us to abstain from sex and peeing?
Be prepared for a mess!
Bite your tongue!
That's gross! I'm eating!
Fine! I have a big mouth, alright?
Did you hear that?
Someone is coming.
Don't worry!
You're eating!
You scared us to death!
Join us!
I'd love to...
but Master Fung wants to see you.
He wants to punish us?
I don't care. Eat as much as you can.
Let's eat...
Master Fung! Master Fung!
Cheung-sing, we have new leads on Reverend Celestine.
Evidence against that quack?
A thief in Dengzhou prison called Tao Yee...
...claims that he knows Reverend Celestine and they were like brothers.
That quack got us into so much trouble!
What's there to eat? I'm hungry!
Shut up! You're not the only one who has nothing to eat!
We're not allowed to eat either.
Blame it all on Reverend Celestine!
That's Chan Gat!
Who?
I know him! What has he done?
According to Tao Yee,
Chan Gat doesn't have any supernatural power.
He's nothing but a quack.
Tell Tao Yee to expose him!
But that's Tao Yee's side of the story.
What he said is not likely to be entirely groundless.
We must have solid proof
before we could bring it up to His Majesty, or we'd be lying to him.
His Majesty only trusts that quack.
If we expose him, it'll only prove His Majesty is an idiot!
We must be discreet.
The conferment ceremony is in 2 days.
Pak-nin, go to Dengzhou prison.
If Tao Yee is telling the truth, bring him back to the capital.
Yes, Sir!
I'm willing to bet on my life the quack is Chan Gat.
If you testify against him,
I can pardon you for your crime.
Plus a reward of 500 taels.
That'll depend on how much you know.
Chan Gat and I were from the same hometown.
We were petty thieves back then
until we stole from a quack.
Hey...
He was quite brilliant!
We begged him to let us be his proteges.
When we learnt his tricks,
we victimised senseless women whom we came across.
There's more...
What is it?
Nothing...gold!
What?
When they saw we could grow gold from nothing,
they offered to give us their valuables.
One at a time...
I want more...
Thank you!
What?
I had a share in the loot.
It's only fair that I took my share.
Hey...
Chan Gat swapped the money,
and robbed me blind!
I also became a cripple because of him!
He's going to be the State Teacher?
No way! I can't live with that!
If you expose Chan Gat,
he'll be executed for lying to His Majesty.
Then you can take your revenge...
If Pak-nin doesn't bring Tao Yee,
how can we expose that quack?
Be patient! You should have faith in Pak-nin
It is the auspicious hour now.
Begin!
The conferment ceremony will begin!
Greetings, Your Majesty! Empress Dowager!
Heaven will bless Song!
This way, Reverend.
The way to maintain good health is abstract,
rid yourself of desires and wild fancy and you'll find peace.
We're running out of time!
Once the quack becomes the State Teacher,
we'll all fall out of luck.
Let's dress up as assassins,
escort His Majesty back to the Palace
and disrupt the ceremony.
No way! Why don't we pretend to be possessed
and grab that quack so he'll yell for help.
Nonsense! You want to die?
Here goes nothing! Hold on!
Chuen-kung!
Your Majesty, pardon me!
What is it?
How dare you, Ma Chuen-kung!
Reverend Celestine is nothing but a swindler
The Bureau already has the evidence.
Commander She is on his way here with the witness,
to expose him for the quack he really is.
How dare you insult the Reverend?
Just because I trust you
doesn't mean you can do as you please.
If we miss the auspicious hour,
and affect the fate of Song,
I'll hold you responsible.
Please don't blame the Commander.
He can't help himself.
Spare me your act!
You're finished when the witness gets here.
If you persist in your mistake,
I'm afraid you'll get retribution.
The truth is on my side,
I have nothing to fear.
Your Majesty, we will back up Chuen-kung.
We all stand together.
We're a team.
What's this? A rebellion?
Your Majesty, their loyalty is not questionable.
They remonstrated because they didn't want anyone to deceive you.
Please understand, Your Majesty and Your Highness!
Please understand, Your Majesty! Your Highness!
Nonsense! Where is your so-called witness?
Greetings, Your Majesty! Empress Dowager!
Well?
Tao Yee got shot dead by an arrow!
Stop! The conferment ceremony is in progress. No one is allowed inside.
Phecda Bureau!
Sorry! Make way!
Yes, Sir! Yes, Sir!
Tao Yee!
He died on the spot!
And you sounded so convincing
about bringing in a witness.
But he's dead before he showed his face.
What a pack of lies!
Fung Nam-tin, I want you to leave right now!
Your Majesty!
You want to disobey me?
As you wish, Sire!
I'll take my leave, Your Majesty!
Greetings, Your Highness!
What else are you hiding from me?
Please don't be upset!
Tao Yee almost ruined my whole plan.
Luckily Tin Goong Goong tied up the loose ends.
I don't care if you're dead,
but if you spoil my plan,
I'll make sure I tear you to pieces.
Please don't be upset!
Now that Tao Yee is dead
and I have become the State Teacher,
everything is still according to plan.
Wearing that robe doesn't make you superior.
You'll always be nothing but a pawn.
Don't screw up again! Get lost!
I'm afraid the Phecda Bureau will not give up easily.
I'm the one with real power.
Those minions are out of my league.
Your Highness, the Empress Dowager passed out from an overdose of the pills.
I only gave her Yin nourishing pills.
She may not know the truth,
but you can't wrap a fire with paper.
You may go!
Reverend Celestine is working for you?
He's a genuine quack!
I chose him because of his looks and eloquence.
I know I can use someone like him.
And I believed in his magic pills.
I took a double dosage!
I told you to stay out of it!
But he sounded like he could see the future!
The day Shek Chi-ting left the capital,
I learnt from the Imperial Board of Astronomy,
there would be lightning and thunder.
I bribed one of his followers
to lace his water bottle with black scorpion venom.
The victim's face would turn black,
and exhibit the same symptoms of someone struck by thunder.
I arranged for a chance meeting between him and Reverend Celestine,
and pretended he could predict the future.
What about His Majesty's sleepwalking?
On Boy works for me too.
I told him to spike the ink.
Once that fool inhaled the drug,
he'd walk around in a stupor.
On Boy has served that fool for so many years.
He could easily imitate that fool's handwriting and drawing.
Only a fool like him would believe he's blessed by the gods.
He thought his sleepwalking had been cured,
when in fact I was still drugging him.
He's full of energy after fasting for 7 days
because I had put wushi powder in his tea,
so he couldn't tell he was hungry.
Chuen-tuen, you'll be beheaded for that!
If we let him go on being the Emperor,
he'll only wreck the country and Song is finished.
I stand out in talent and ability among the Chius.
But when Father died, he passed the throne to my eldest brother,
and I've had to put up with it for the sake of the country.
But he took you from me and made you his Empress.
I didn't want to fight him and I put up with it again.
Then he died and passed the throne to his son
who passed it to his brother, the bumbling idiot Chiu Yuk-hei.
That I will not tolerate.
You plan to usurp the throne?
Emperor Taizu staged a coup d'etat at Chen Bridge
and started the glorious Song Dynasty.
I know it'll either make me or break me.
I'm just making good use of the situation.
A usurper will be condemned in history.
I can forsake myself and the safety of my family,
but I will not forsake you.
I understand.
I don't want you to die! No!
It's too late to turn back now.
You have only 2 choices.
Either you report me to that fool you call the Emperor,
and have me sliced to death.
You know I would never do that!
Then you must go along with my plan.
When I ascend the throne, you'll be my Empress.
We'll rule this land together.
I've examined the arrowhead that killed Tao Yee.
It had been dipped in a deadly poison.
The arrowhead should be black
and the blood from the wound should also be black.
But it wasn't the case.
How is that possible?
We'll find the killer if we can trace the poison.
Why bother? Wasn't the killer from the Sacred Sky Sect?
These creeps dared to go up against the Bureau,
they must have some sort of backing.
Wan-ling, what do you think?
This poison is very extraordinary and rare.
It's from Black Wood Cliff in Zhengzhou of Henan province.
I know someone who settled down there when he retired.
I can go find out!
I'd like to go with him, Master Fung.
You'll only be a burden!
That's right! I'll go with Yeung Mau.
Wan-ling is good with poison, she should go.
Someone can stop you from visiting brothels.
How insightful! I'm putting you in charge
and I can go peacefully.
Where are you going?
Master Fung always takes his leave at this time of the year.
But he'd always put Commander She in charge.
Whoever is capable gets the job.
Cheung-sing, you should be grateful Pak-nin is broad minded.
You'll be the acting Commissioner in the meantime.
No, I'll only spoil things.
This is an order. You have no choice!
It's such a long way! What a waste of time!
Not really! When your friend sees the note,
he'll get back to us.
I hope so too.
By the way...
You're quite a pretty girl,
and the guys flock around you like honey.
But nothing's come out of that.
You'll end up alone if you're too picky.
Look who's talking! Where's your other half?.
Me? I'm the typical playboy.
I'm too popular with women,
I don't want to break their hearts.
What's wrong?
I feel itchy...do you see red spots?
Chew up a leaf and plaster it on.
It will stop the itch.
I feel dizzy!
What? From an insect bite?
It's the heatstroke!
What can I do?
Water...
Where can I find water?.
Up ahead...
What?
...there's a small village.
Right!
There should be a temple.
Right!
There's a well...
Don't pass out!
Does it have to be so far away?
Sit down and get some rest.
Where's the well? Outside?
I'll go look for it!
I can't breathe!
What is it?
Loosen the rope...
What?
I can't breathe!
Untie this?
Stop!
What?
You beast! I'll kill you!
A thief will always be a thief!
You're a rapist!
I gave up being a thief a long time ago!
How dare you take advantage of Wan-ling!
Sap-kau, he saved me. He didn't...
Hear that?
He wasn't trying to save you!
He was trying to molest you!
Me? What about you?. Why are you here?
What about me?
I owe you no explanation!
Will you stop it?
Hey! Hey!
Let go! You let go!
Let go! Let go!
I'm really dizzy! Take me home, don't fight!
Let's go!
I've taken a potion of oriental wormwood, dendrobium, winter melon, lotus leaf,
broadleaf plantain and brake fern.
I'm fine now!
Your heatstroke is nothing compared to
the falling out between Sap-kau and Tai-lik.
Sap-kau is a blundering fool,
I'm not surprised he picked a fight,
but Tai-lik is an experienced veteran.
It's unlike him to be so impulsive.
Tai-lik is quite considerate and attentive.
When I passed out,
he carried me in his arms and started running.
I realised then he's fond of me.
How do you feel about Sap-kau?
He's like a sister to me.
What about Tai-lik?
He's like an elder.
Then you should tell them.
Tai-lik is your colleague,
Sap-kau is Cheung-sing's buddy.
I don't want to upset them
and make life difficult for you.
But neither one would leave me alone.
I really don't know what to do.
Don't worry. I'll take care of it!
Thanks!
Brother, among all the guys here,
no one loves me as much as you do.
Spare me your sweet talk!
And try to stay out of trouble!
Come over and try our new dish!
Give it a try!
You'll come back for more!
We're having a tasting party today.
Come in and try our hot and spicy chicken hotpot.
Come and taste it!
Boss, Cheung-sing is here!
I've brought the whole team just for you.
But someone is missing!
You mean Wan-ling?
A place like Sei Fong Inn
is not fit for a girl like Wan-ling.
I don't know what you mean.
Here or not here, let's all go inside.
Welcome...
I guarantee you'll come back for more!
Hurry...
Here we go!
The smell wakes me up!
The spicy taste must be appetising!
It's just chicken.
Just stuff your mouth!
I want a chicken wing.
Me too!
I want a drumstick!
Luckily there's one more.
I'll eat any piece.
You have no taste. This is the best part...
I picked it up first.
Everyone saw me picked it up, right?
Why fight over the chicken butt?
I haven't touched the drumstick.
You can have it.
I want the chicken butt.
I want the chicken butt!
A chicken has 2 wings and 2 drumsticks,
but only one butt.
That's why the butt is the most precious.
It's useless to fight for it.
We'll see who can afford it.
I can't afford it?
You aren't wealthy at heart.
You don't have the ability to appreciate it.
I don't like people who sneak around.
Don't overestimate yourself.
You're not making any sense!
This bloody chicken hotpot is nothing special.
I'm not eating it!
I don't care for the innuendos.
Eat without me.
I just don't want you asking for trouble.
Why am I wasting my breath?
I'm not eating. Enjoy!
I haven't started!
Next time we should eat winter melon.
Good idea!
Men only fight over 2 things:
money or women.
I was so busy eating I didn't catch that.
Can you be more specifiic?
Chuen-kung told Tai-lik and Sap-kau not to fight over his sister.
Wan-ling is quite something.
She could have men fighting over her in such a short time.
Are you jealous?
No, I'm just telling the truth!
You are!
Just eat!
No more nonsense!
Morning! Morning!
Send these to my wife! Quickly!
You should take those home yourself!
Here's a letter for you!
They have been returned?
Stop sending me things.
I have everything I need in Wuzhou.
Don't waste anymore time on me.
And don't ignore what I said.
Go find a woman who'll bear you a son.
That's vicious!
Old or new, send everything to my wife.
I'll pay for it.
Tasty clay oven rolls!
Give me a clay oven roll!
Three catties of yam please.
Thank you!
I just want one piece.
I don't know how else to help you.
I can only treat you to a roll.
Why do I need your help?
All women are fickle and money hungry.
I know, for I speak from experience.
What are you talking about?
I'm sure Tao Fa has her reasons.
She's not the unfaithful type.
You should not badmouth her.
I didn't make it up!
Are you talking about my wife?
What's going on?
She's become a prostitute!
You didn't know?
My wife is enjoying the easy life in Wuzhou.
What are you talking about?
Everyone in town knows she's a prostitute.
That's right!
Watch your mouth or I'll kill you!
What about the yam?
What about the rolls?
Cheung-sing! I've been looking for you!
What is it?
Tao Fa is working in Fa Yim Lau.
I'll kill you if you say that again.
I am a worthless pig if I'm lying to you.
Just follow me!
Hurry up!
Hurry! Check out Fa Yim Lau!
What is it?
She's pretty!
Come to me, gorgeous!
Honey!
It's really Tao Fa!
Why are you doing this?